Powder extracts

McMyco extracts in capsules

McMyco is a brand with a Dutch-language website that sells mushroom extracts as drops, powders and capsules. Mycotrop stocks six of its capsule products. They share one look: a clear plastic jar with a black screw lid and a dark label with gold lettering, each holding 120 capsules. The liquid products are in Liquid extracts, and the complete range of tinctures, extracts and capsules from three makers is in Mushroom Tincture & Extract.

The six jars compared

According to McMyco's product pages, every extract in this range is made from 100% fruiting body with water and ethanol. The five single-mushroom jars also list magnesium citrate and silicon dioxide as excipients. The blend uses less lion's mane extract per capsule and adds the other ingredients shown in the table; the ginseng is Panax ginseng.

Species and families

In the GBIF taxonomic backbone, lion's mane (Hericium erinaceus) belongs to the Hericiaceae, chaga (Inonotus obliquus) to the Hymenochaetaceae, reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) to the Polyporaceae and maitake (Grifola frondosa) to the Grifolaceae; reishi and maitake are both in the order Polyporales. For cordyceps, McMyco names Cordyceps sinensis, which GBIF lists as a synonym of Ophiocordyceps sinensis, family Ophiocordycipitaceae.

Packaging and delivery

All products are sold strictly as collectible or souvenir items. Orders are packed on business days in neutral outer packaging without a description of the contents, and a tracking link is emailed after dispatch whenever tracking is available. See Delivery, Tracking & Returns.

Frequently asked questions

How many capsules are in a jar?

Each McMyco jar in this category holds 120 capsules.

How does the lion's mane jar differ from the lion's mane blend?

The lion's mane jar lists 400 mg of lion's mane extract per capsule with vitamin C and zinc. The blend lists 184 mg of lion's mane extract per capsule, combined with B vitamins, vitamins C and K, amino acids, choline, magnesium, zinc and ginseng.

Are the extracts made from fruiting bodies?

Yes. McMyco's product pages state extracts from 100% fruiting body, made with water and ethanol.

Are there capsules from other makers?

Yes. Foodsporen lion's mane and cordyceps CS-4 capsules, 60 per jar, are listed in the parent category Mushroom Tincture & Extract.

Which mushrooms are also available as a liquid?

Chaga, reishi and lion's mane are also sold as Mushinto tinctures in 30 ml or 50 ml, in the Liquid extracts category.